CALABASH

Native people in the Amazon call this large green fruit "Huingo" (scientific name: Crescentia
cujete). It is inedible but very useful and widely grown. From the size of a plum to a watermelon, the fruit
may be harvested. It is then halved and dried out to make an impermeable container good for a cup or bowl. Carvers
like to make intricate designs on the outside (see carved calabash and
parrots on gourd).